diff --git a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
index 08ce36147c4c3..8f7883b7d717a 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #include "main.h"
 
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
-#include <linux/bug.h>
 #include <linux/byteorder/generic.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
@@ -172,8 +171,10 @@ static bool batadv_is_on_batman_iface(const struct net_device *net_dev)
 	parent_dev = __dev_get_by_index((struct net *)parent_net,
 					dev_get_iflink(net_dev));
 	/* if we got a NULL parent_dev there is something broken.. */
-	if (WARN(!parent_dev, "Cannot find parent device"))
+	if (!parent_dev) {
+		pr_err("Cannot find parent device\n");
 		return false;
+	}
 
 	if (batadv_mutual_parents(net_dev, net, parent_dev, parent_net))
 		return false;